Katarina Waters

Katarina Waters[2] (born 10 November 1980)[7] is a German-born English professional wrestler and valet that currently wrestles for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name, Winter.[2] She is best known from World Wrestling Entertainment, wrestling on its Raw brand with the ring name Katie Lea.[3]

Katarina Waters
Ring name(s)Beautiful Nightmare[1]
Kat[2]
Katie Lea[3]
Katie Lea Burchill[4]
Kat La Noir[5]
Nikita[6]
Billed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[6]
Billed weight140 lb (64 kg)[6]
Born (1980-11-10) 10 November 1980 (age 43)[7]
Lüneburg, West Germany[7]
Raised in London, England[6]
Billed fromChelsea, England[3]
Trained byJon Ryan[2]
Mark Sloan[2]
Alex Shane[2]
Ohio Valley Wrestling
DebutFebruary 2000[8]

Career

Before signing with WWE, she spent many years on the independent circuit, particularly in the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, where she used the ring name Nikita. After signing with WWE, she competed in Ohio Valley Wrestling, where she became a two time Women's Champion[9] before being called up to the main roster.

Wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

Katarina Waters Media

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 The LilsBoys (16 June 2006). "Kat to be cream of WWE". The Sun. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Katie Lea Bio". WWE. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  4. Adkins, Greg (11 February 2008). "Twice Bitten". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  5. Gerweck, Steve (7 July 2010). "News on Katie Lea, Kong, Dutt, and more". WrestleView. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 "Nikita of GLORY Wrestling". GLORY Wrestling. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Katie Lea Waters Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Shimmer Roster". Shimmer Women Athletes. Visuex. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  9. "Ohio Valley Wrestling Womens' Title History". Solie's Title History. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
  10. Bishop, Matt (6 January 2009). "ECW: Hardy, Swagger on collision course". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 17 June 2009.[dead link]
  11. "Katie Lea's Online World of Wrestling profile". Online World Of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2008.
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  13. "WWE Tunes". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  14. "OVW Title Histories". Ohio Valley Wrestling. Archived from the original on 26 February 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  15. Martin, Adam (11 September 2009). "PWI Top 50 Female Wrestlers list". WrestleView. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  16. "Queens of Chaos Tournament 1". Queens of Chaos. Archived from the original on 12 March 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2009.